Checkers and Draughts For Mac

Checkers and Draughts is a Mac OS X application that provides a collection of 14 different versions of the popular checkers board game (also known as draughts in some regions). Each game variant is based on the same core rules but comes with its own unique flavor.

The game includes American, Philippines, Pool, International, Italian, Frisian, Russian, Brazilian, Spanish, Malaysian and Canadian versions of checkers. Moreover, there are even 2 or 3 different variants of checkers in a single country.

Thus, the Checkers and Draughts app can be considered as an ‘international’ game of checkers that brings together all popular versions. If you know the rules of standard checkers, you will probably have fun learning the other versions.

One highlight of Checkers and Draughts is the multiple game modes. You can play against the AI, against a real friend from the same Mac or remotely, with friends operating another device, including iOS, via Bluetooth.

While playing other variants, you will see that the board sizes may differ and the number of pieces may not be the same. Each version comes with a different stylish board type and piece design.

During a game, the heads-up display shows only a small scroll paper where you can check whose turn it is and how many pieces were captured. Moreover, the game background includes a vintage-looking world atlas.

To sum up, Checkers and Draughts is a diverse checkers game for the Mac OS X platform. Even though there are not many features and options, you can play a ton of checkers variants against real opponents or the computer.